Most Wickets in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ODI1997168 entries
169Saqlain MushtaqPAK33 clear of Muttiah Muralitharan
236Muttiah MuralitharanSL33 off the lead
335Sajeewa de SilvaSL34 off the lead
● LEADS
Saqlain MushtaqPAK
69 · 33 ahead of Muralitharan
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Mushtaq is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
23
The mark at number ten — 158 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Zimbabwe
9 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

168 entries, ranked
1Saqlain MushtaqPAK69
2Muttiah MuralitharanSL36
3Sajeewa de SilvaSL35
3Allan DonaldSA35
3Shaun PollockSA35
4Lance KlusenerSA34
5Chaminda VaasSL31
5Sanath JayasuriyaSL31
6Robin SinghIND27
7Wasim AkramPAK26
7Waqar YounisPAK26
8Anil KumbleIND25
8Abey KuruvillaIND25
9Venkatesh PrasadIND24
9Aaqib JavedPAK24
9Eddo BrandesZIM24
10Paul StrangZIM23
10Shane WarneAUS23
10Gavin LarsenNZ23
11Kumar DharmasenaSL22
12Nathan AstleNZ21
12Heath StreakZIM21
13Guy WhittallZIM19
13Sourav GangulyIND19
13Courtney WalshWI19
14Darren GoughENG18
15Shahid AfridiGER17
15Andy BichelAUS17
15Pat SymcoxSA17
16Aravinda de SilvaSL15
16Javagal SrinathIND15
17Azhar MahmoodPAK14
17Sir Curtly AmbroseWI14
17Debasis MohantyIND14
17Chris HarrisNZ14
18Hansie CronjeSA13
18Carl HooperWI13
18Bryan StrangZIM13
19John RennieZIM12
19Robert CroftENG12
20Heath DavisNZ11
20Nilesh KulkarniIND11
21Adam DaleAUS10
21Chris CairnsNZ10
21Shayne O'ConnorNZ10
21Mushtaq AhmedPAK10
21Saleem MalikPAK10
21Andy WhittallZIM10
22Craig EvansZIM9
22Grant FlowerZIM9
22Matthew FlemingENG9
22Andy CaddickENG9
22Mark EalhamENG9
22Franklyn RoseWI9
22Jason GillespieAUS9
22Harvinder SinghIND9
23Rajesh ChauhanIND8
23Anthony StuartAUS8
23Glenn McGrathAUS8
23Michael BevanAUS8
23Upul ChandanaSL8
23Ian BishopWI8
23Shiv ChanderpaulWI8
23Adam HollioakeENG8
23Aasif KarimKEN8
24Everton MatambanadzoZIM7
24Rudi BrysonSA7
24Craig WhiteENG7
24Hasibul HossainBAN7
25Shahid NazirPAK6
25Sachin TendulkarIND6
25Alan MullallyENG6
25Simon DoullNZ6
25Daniel VettoriNZ6
25Sunil JoshiIND6
25Steve TikoloKEN6
26Thomas OdoyoKEN5
26Maurice OdumbeKEN5
26Martin SujiKEN5
26Mohammad SheikhBAN5
26Fanie de VilliersSA5
26Geoff AllottNZ5
26Nuwan ZoysaSL5
26Dean HeadleyENG5
26Ottis GibsonWI5
26Jimmy AdamsWI5
26Manzoor AkhtarPAK5
27Mohammad HussainPAK4
27Aamer SohailPAK4
27Kabir KhanPAK4
27Mohammad RafiqueBAN4
27Sheikh SalahuddinBAN4
27Rawl LewisWI4
27Phil TufnellENG4
27Jacques KallisSA4
27Noel DavidIND4
27Mark WaughAUS4
27Greg BlewettAUS4
28Stuart LawAUS3
28Michael KasprowiczAUS3
28Paul WilsonAUS3
28Tom MoodyAUS3
28Craig McMillanNZ3
28Ruwan KalpageSL3
28Dipak PatelNZ3
28Laurie WilliamsWI3
28Mervyn DillonWI3
28Dougie BrownENG3
28Ronnie IraniENG3
28Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3
28Aminul IslamBAN3
28Minhajul AbedinBAN3
28Mohammad AkramPAK3
28Mohammad ZahidPAK3
28Arshad KhanPAK3
28Daryll CullinanSA3
29Pommie MbangwaZIM2
29Adam HuckleZIM2
29Tony SujiKEN2
29Salil AnkolaIND2
29Enamul HaqueBAN2
29Dinanath RamnarineWI2
29Phil SimmonsWI2
29Patterson ThompsonWI2
29Cameron CuffyWI2
29Ravindra PushpakumaraSL2
29Brian McMillanSA2
29Paul ReiffelAUS2
29Brendon JulianAUS2
29Ian HarveyAUS2
29Dulip LiyanageSL2
30Sairaj BahutuleIND1
30Dodda GaneshIND1
30Paul AdamsSA1
30Derek CrookesSA1
30Andrew PennNZ1
30Nixon McLeanWI1
30Dominic CorkENG1
30Chris SilverwoodENG1
30Saiful IslamBAN1
30Ijaz AhmedPAK1
30Abdul RazzaqPAK1
30Mujahid JamshedPAK1
30Ijaz AhmedPAK1
30Rajab AliKEN1
30Alistair CampbellZIM1
31Hitesh ModiKEN0
31Joseph AngaraKEN0
31Ajay JadejaIND0
31Saeed AnwarPAK0
31Mafizur RahmanBAN0
31Zakir HasanBAN0
31Athar Ali KhanBAN0
31Habibul BasharBAN0
31Naimur RahmanBAN0
31Ben HollioakeENG0
31Ashley GilesENG0
31Akram KhanBAN0
31Graham ThorpeENG0
31Phil DeFreitasENG0
31Andrew HudsonSA0
31Craig MatthewsSA0
31Russel ArnoldSL0
31Rahul DravidIND0
31Steve WaughAUS0
31Marvan AtapattuSL0
31Arjuna RanatungaSL0
31Darren LehmannAUS0
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